Tool for



A. STRONER.

TOOL FOR APPLYING SACK TIES.

APPLICATION men JUN-221. 1919.

Patented Nov. 25, 1919.

ANTHONY STRONER, OF FLORENCE, COLORADO.

TOOL FOR APPLYING SACK-TIES,

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, ANTHONY brnortnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Florence, in the county of Fremont and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tools for Applying Sack-Ties, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. I

This invention relates to an improved tool for applying a sack tie. 7

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a tool having a pair of jaws, the,

sprung apartthrough the medium of improved tensioned means, in order to hold the terminals of the aws 1n positlon, to recelve the end portions of the wire tie, so that as the end portions of the tie are twisted together to form the knot, the jaws are drawn together against the action of the tensioning means, in order to effectively form the tie.

The invention further aims to provide an improved head for the jaws, said head having abutment means *fOl limiting the jaws inwardly toward each other slightly spaced apart, and limiting the jaws spaced a substantial distanceapart, particularly at their terminals, which have the means for receiving the tie, said tensioning means acting to hold the jaws spread apart.

The invention further aims to provide a head for the jaws having means to receive a spindle, which may be operated in any suitable manner (not shown), for holding the head in position, so that the jaws m'ayreceive the tie, it being the aim to rotate the spindle several revolutions, preferably three times, though not necessarily, for it is obvious that the spindle may be rotated as many times as desired. I

The invention further aims to provide detachable means on the terminals of the jaws for receiving the tie, each detachable means comprising a plate for the reception of the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 25, 19 19.

Application filed June 21, 1919. Serial No. 395,797.

securin means to secure it to the tie and a lateral hook, which is'engaged by the end portion of the tie, so that one end portion oi the tie may be twisted into engagement with the other end portion of the tie.

l Vhile the design and construction at present illustrated and set forth is deemed preferable, it is obvious that as a result of a reduction of the invention to a more practical form for commercial purposes, the invention maybe susceptibleto changes, and the right to these changes is claimed,- provided they are comprehended within the scope of what is claimed. I

The invention comprisesfurther features and combination of parts, as will be hereinafter set fortlnshown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tying device or tool, constructed in accordance with the invention and showing the tying jaws'thereof spread apart for their fnll'dis tance, and showing the tie in position in the act ofengaging about the neck of the sack.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsectional view on line 2'2 of Fig. 1, showing the tyingjaws thereof-spread apart for their full distance in full lines, and drawn together as the tie is made in dotted lines, thereby illustrating shown). Y r I V Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional. viewon line 3 3 of'Fig. 1-. 1 i

vFig. 4 is anenlarged detail perspective view of one of the detachable plates having a tie engaging hook and showing the plate in 'how the tie is formed about the sack (not the position ready to be applied to the terminal of one of the jaws. Y

Referring more especially to the drawings,

1 designates a tool head as a whole, which i comprises a body having a threaded part 2 at one end, for the reception of a spindle (not shown), which spindle may be operated by any suitable power (not shown). The body of the head atthe'end opposite the threaded bore is provided with opposing plates or parts 3,,between which the tying jaws 4 are pivoted, as shown at 5. Extending transversely of the opposing plates or parts of the head is a pin 6, which extends across the space between the two opposing parts or plates. The short arms of the jaws 4 have their adjacent faces near their terminals provided with bevels 7 and adjoining these bevels, the short arms of the aws are provided with notches 8, toengage the transverse pin 6, so as to limit the outward spread of the longer arms of the jaws. This transverse pin not only limits the longer arms of the jaws in their sprung apart positions, but 7 ing jaws, in order to limit the tying jaws slightly spaced apart, when moved to positionsadjacent each other. Also secured by the screwsll on the outer faces ofthe plates :10 are additional plates 12 provided with outwardly turned apertured ears 13, to which 0011 sprlngs 14: are c0nnected,as

shown. Secured byscrews 15 to the outer faces of the longer arms of the jaws are plates 16,;whichalso have outwardly turned apertured ears. 17-, to which the coil spring 14 are connected. It will be seen that these coil springs hold the longer arms of the jaws spread apart, with the notches 8 .of the shorter arms'incontact with the transverse pin 6. The outer faces of the longer arms of the jaws adjacent their terminals are provided with recesses 18, in whichv the plates "1 19 are secured, by. means of the screws '20.

The terminals ofthe plates 19 are provided with hooks 21, which are disposed laterally relativelyto the faces of thelon er arms of v v the jaws, that is the faces at rig t angles to the faceshaving the recesses 18. The hooks are preferably of the design shown, though not necessarily, for it is obvious that they may be any other suitable shape, I The tie for the sack'comprises a' singlealength of wire 22 having its opposite ends provided with knots or twists22 This tie, consist ing of the wire, is placedin position, as shown in Fig. 1, withthe end parts of the wire in engagement with the hooks, the knots or, twists preventing the end portions of the wire from pulling through the'hooks. It will be noted that the sackispositioned as shown between the end parts of the wire tie and the jaws. The spindle (not shown), but which carries the head of the tool, isthen rotated sufficiently, approximately three revolutions,more or less, thereby twisting the end portions of the wire tie together. As the end portions of the wire ties are twisted together, the jaws are drawn toward each other against the action of the coil springs,

until the jaws assume the positions as shown in dotted lines in, Fig. 2,, in which case the end portions of the tie have been twisted together, forming a knot with the wire engaging about the open neck portion of thesack,

preferably a cement sack, though not necessarily, to hold the sack securely tied.

-' The invention havingbeenset forth, what is claimed as new and useful is: V

- In a tying tool, the combination with a body member having a threaded bore to be engaged by a revoluble element'to correspondingly rotate thebody, said body hav-.

ing a bifurcation and provided with opposing plates caused to be formed by the bifurcation, the opposite edges of the body being recessed at right angles-to the plates, a pair of pins engaging through the plates adjacent their corresponding corners, a pair of members pivotally mounted upon said pinsin opposed relationsand having long and short arms, the long arms constituting jaws proper having hooks to be engaged by a tie, the end portions of the short arms beingbeveled correspondingly, said bevels adapted to oppose each other when the jaws are spread apart, an additional pin, mounted in said plates engaged between the bevels to limit the jaws in spread apart relations,- plates secured msaid recesses and overlylng the bifurcation and constituting abutments saidlastmentioned plates, and spring means connecting said longer arms and the secur-V ing means to hold the jaws in normally spread apart positions.

' "In testimony whereof I hereuntoafiix signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ANTHONY S TRONERQ. Witnesses: V

JUNE J. JOHNSTON, R. L. JEFFREY,

for the shorterjarms,securing means for 

